lindskog, arrechaga and adamsky were dead. but the taliban were trying to kill all of them.ankston had had enough. the weather was improving. air support was on its way. he ordered to his fire support officer, known as fizzo. was blunt. >> make [ bleep ] start blowing up. >> it's coming in. >> reporter: apache gunships were the first to arrive. the taliban were close. >> we're pretty sure we had about three or four or five guys within about 100 meters of us. >> reporter: so close, that 2,000 pound bombs were dropped danger close, within 300 yards. >> bombs away, bombs away. >> side of the hill -- there it is. >> i don't think they liked our bombs. >> i don't think they did either. >> they were pretty upset about this. >> reporter: with cover from the air, bankston's men had a few minutes to rest and reflect. >> everybody talks about the ultimate sacrifice of giving your life for your country. i mean, we're all here. we don't want to. sometimes it happens. >> living the dream. [ bleep ] >> when you go into war, or go into battle with men, they become your brothers. >> there's